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Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author), Verhagen, H. (author), Hageman, G.J. (author), Rauma, A.L. (author), de Versluis-Haan, G. (author), van Herwijnen, M.H.M. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Törrönen, R. (author), Mykkänen, H. (author)Allium vegetables (onions, leeks, chives) and in particular garlic have been claimed to have health-promoting potential. This study was conducted to get insight into the perspectives for monitoring the intake of garlic by a biomarker approach. Chemically, the bimarker results from exposure to gamma-glutamyl-S-allyl-L-cysteine, which is first...article 2001
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Verhagen, H. (author), Rauma, A.L. (author), Törrönen, R. (author), de Vogel, N. (author), Bruijntjes-Rozier, G.C.D.M. (author), Dreve, M.A. (author), Bogaards, J.J.P. (author), Mykkänen, H. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)1. In order to study the potential beneficial effects of a vegan diet, a cross-sectional study was performed and several biomarkers of chemoprevention were measured in a population of female 'living food' eaters ('vegans'; n = 20) vs matched omnivorous controls (n = 20). 2. White blood cells obtained from fresh blood samples were subjected to...article 1996